BERZELIUS symposium no 73 Preeclampsia June 2 3, 2008 in Uppsala Sweden PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Arranged by the Swedish Society of Medicine 200 ÅR AV
Programme MONDAY, JUNE 2 09.00 Registration and Coffee 09.30 Welcome addresses Peter Aspelin, President of the Swedish Society of Medicine Ove Axelsson, President of the Organizing Committee SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION. CHAIR: OVE AXELSSON 09.45 Global Aspects Archana Shah, Dept of Making Pregnancy Safer, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland 10.15 Epidemiology Sven Cnattingius, Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden SESSION 2: BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO ANGIOGENESIS, OXIDATIVE STRESS, AND INFLAMMATION. CHAIR: HELENA ÅKERUD 10.45 Angiogenesis Lena Claesson-Welsh, Dept of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Sweden 11.00 Oxidative Stress Samar Basu, Dept of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden 11.15 Break 11.30 Inflammation Anders Larsson, Dept of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden SESSION 3: PLACENTA. CHAIR: HELENA ÅKERUD 11.45 The role of placenta Fiona Lyall, Dept of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow, UK 12.30 Lunch and Exhibition SESSION 4: GENETICAL ASPECTS. CHAIR: BASKY THILAGANATHAN 13.30 Genetics and preeclampsia Reynir Tómas Geirson, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
14.00 Molecular Genetics Seppo Heinonen, Dept of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, University of Kuopio, Finland 14.30 Gene and protein profling of the preeclamptic placenta Stefan Hansson, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lund University, Sweden 15.00 Discussion 15.15 Coffee and Exhibition SESSION 5: VASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY OF PREECLAMPSIA. CHAIR: LUCILLA POSTON 15.45 Vascular functioning in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia Kevin Harrington, Section of Cell and Molecular Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, UK 16.15 Microvascular studies in preeclampsia Karolina Kublickiene, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden 16.45 Etiology of preeclampsia Christopher Redman, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, UK 17.30- Discussion 17.45 19.00 Symposium Dinner TUESDAY, JUNE 3 SESSION 6: HISTORY AND PROFYLAXIS. CHAIR: MATTS OLOVSSON 08.30 Historical aspects Ulf Högberg, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Umeå University, Sweden 09.00 Prophylaxis with low dose aspirin Christopher Redman, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, UK 09.15 Oxidative stress in preeclampsia and prophylaxis with antioxidants Lucilla Poston, Maternal and Fetal Research Unit, King s College, London, UK 10.00 Discussion 10.15 Coffee and Exhibition
SESSION 7: ORGAN PATHOGENESIS AND HELLP SYNDROME. CHAIR: MICHAEL BELFORT, USA 10.45 Early and late onset preeclampsia two different diseases? Anna-Karin Wikström, Dept of Womens and Childrens Health Uppsala University, Sweden 11.15 Symptoms, organ pathogenesis and HELLP George Saade, Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Galveston, Texas, USA 11.45 Discussion 12.00 Lunch and Exhibition SESSION 8: PREDICTION. CHAIR: CHRIS REDMAN 13.00 First trimester markers for prediction of preeclampsia Basky Thilaganathan, Fetal Medicine Unit, St George s Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK 13.25 Second trimester markers for prediction of preeclampsia Michael Belfort, Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 13.50 Uterine artery Doppler for prediction of preeclampsia Kevin Harrington, Section of Cell and Molecular Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, UK 14.10 Predictive markers in the future Lucilla Poston, Maternal and Fetal Research Unit, King s College, London, UK 14.30 Discussion 14.45 Coffee and Exhibition SESSION 9: MANAGEMENT. CHAIR: CHARLOTTA GRUNEWALD 15.15 Antihypertensive treatment To be announced 15.45 Eclampsia Michael Belfort, Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 16.15 Delivery on fetal indication Basky Thilaganathan, Fetal Medicine Unit, St George s Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK 16.45 Delivery on maternal indication George Saade, Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Galveston, Texas, USA 17.15-17.30 Discussion & Closing of Meeting
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General Information When & Where June 2 3, Sal X Universitetsshuset, Uppsala University, Sweden Registration Please return the registration form to the symposium secretariat. Remittance must be made in SEK, payable to the Swedish Society of Medicine. Please indicate»berzelius 73«and your name on all money tranfers. Personal or company cheques cannot be accepted. Fees Members of the Swedish Society of Medicine, The Local Societies of Medicine and the Royal Society of London 2 500 SEK Other academics 3 000 SEK Industry 5 000 SEK Per day 1 500 SEK Medical students 500 SEK Registrations after April 13, 2008: registration fee + 500 SEK. Conference fees are not refundable for cancellations made after April 13, 2008. All congress documents will be handed out to the participants at the desk outside the symposium hall from 08.30 a.m on June 2. Lunches are included in the conference fee and will be served at the conference site. Symposium Dinner will be held at Eklundshof, Uppsala, on June 2 at approx. 7 pm Organizing Committee Ove Axelsson, and Matts Olovsson, Uppsala University, Charlotta Grunewald, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, and Helena Åkerud, Karlstad Symposium Secretariat Agneta Ohlson, the Swedish Society of Medicine, P.O. Box 738, SE-101 35 Stockholm Phone +46 (0) 8 440 88 75, fax +46 (0) 8 440 88 99 agneta.ohlson@sls.se www.sls.se for more information on the symposium
Preeclampsia The purpose of this symposium is to bring together scientists and clinicians in this field to examine the causes and consequences of preeclampsia. Recent data will be presented by prominent scientists in the field in front of an audience of physicians and scientists with interest in this area. Berzelius Symposia are international scientific meetings, arranged by the Swedish Society of Medicine, that highlight medical research in important topical fields. They are arranged in honour of one of the Societies founders, Jöns Jacob Berzelius. The Swedish Society of Medicine was founded in 1808 as a reading society for doctors continuing medical education. We are the scientific organization for physicians. We provide continuing medical education, and debate research data, medical etics and quality in the health care sector. The Swedish Society of Medicine celebrates its 200 years anniversary in 2008. The Swedish Society of Medicine P.O.Box 738, SE-101 35 Stockholm +46 (0)8 440 88 60 www.sls.se